The extracellular matrix (ECM) of WJ is very copious and contains significant amounts of hyaluronic acid and some sulphated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). İts interesting that Wharton's jelly contain a low number of cells but large amounts of collagen and GAGs. Wharton's jelly plays also an important role as a storage for some compounds, such as growth factor. Previous studies demonstrated that both human umbilical cord serum and tissues contain large amounts of IGF-I and IGF-binding proteins (BPs), mainly BP-1 and BP-3.